It's football time in Tennessee!
Tennessee Football is going all-out this year on Twitter to strike up the hype train before the first Saturday.
Even Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is getting into it:
Of course, it's not football time until 'Rocky Top' strikes up. The Pride of the Southland Band is tuned up and ready to go:
Everyone's favorite dog, Smokey, is wagging his tail more enthusiastically this season now that the bluetick coonhound is officially Tennessee's state dog.
The university got extra creative on social media this year. There have been countless parodies and retellings of Clement Clarke Moore's poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (though most know it as 'The Night Before Christmas'). We're hoping UT's version becomes a yearly tradition.
Let's read along, shall we:
With all the excitement ahead of game day, 10News decided to join in on the fun too. Here is our version of 'twas the night before football.
'Twas the night before football and all through the town.
Vol fans are getting ready; waiting for a touchdown.
The band are players are all prepared too.
They've practiced and know what they need to do.
For 20-plus years, Paul's been on the river,
Hosting tailgates and hoping the Vols will deliver.
At Calhoun's, the Thompson family went for a bite,
With Emmy and Katie dressed in orange and white.
Like many, there's no place the Butlers would rather be.
So, they set up a full party in front of their RV.
The football season can be a whirlwind.
But fans say there is nothing quite like Neyland.
So as they prepare to celebrate on the Vols' big day,
There's nothing that can take their Big Orange Spirit away.